Bible: Lev 23:26-32

The Day of Atonement

23:26The LordspoketoMoses:23:27“The1 tenthday of thisseventhmonthis the Dayof Atonement.2It isto be a holyassemblyfor you, and you must humbleyourselves3and presenta giftto the Lord.23:28You must notdoanyworkon thisparticularday,4becauseit isa dayof atonementto make atonementfor yourselves5 beforethe Lordyour God.23:29Indeed,6anypersonwhodoes notbehave with humilityon thisparticulardaywill be cut offfrom his people.723:30As for anyperson8whodoesanyworkon thisparticularday, I will exterminate9thatpersonfrom the midstof his people!1023:31You must notdoanywork. This is a perpetualstatutethroughout your generations11in allthe placeswhere you live.23:32It is a Sabbathof complete restfor you, and you must humbleyourselveson the ninthday of the monthin the evening, from eveninguntileveningyou must observeyour Sabbath.”12